Faucet



(No Model.) G Q SWYER.

PAUGET.

NO- 427.191- Patented May 6, 1890.

NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE..

GEORGE O. SAVVYER, OF CANTON, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,191, dated May 6,1890.

Application filed January 8, 1890. Serial No. 336,267. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern,-

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. SAWYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Faucet, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to faucets of that class more particularly wherea stationary casin g contains a double conical barrel having alongitudinal perforation opening through its side near the front orupper end and adapted to register with a spout in the casing; and theinvention consists of the specific means hereinafter describedformaintaining close contact of said barrel with the interior of thecasing at all times and automatically taking up the wear thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal verticalsection of my improved faucet Fig. 2 is a detached side elevation of thebarrel. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the adjustable ring portion ofsaid barrel.

The letter O designates the inner (or in the present case the lower)portion of the casing, which at its lower end is adapted to be screwedinto or in other manner connected with the receptacle or pipe from whichthe liquid is to be drawn, and at its upper end at c this portion isiiared, its extreme end having a tubular ring R, provided with ascrew-thread on its inner face and a shoulder r at the base of t-hescrew-thread and above the flared portion c.

The letter C designates the outer (or in the present case the upper)portion of this casing, whose body is flared downwardly throughout itslength and at its lower extremity has a tubular ring R', provided with ascrew-thread on its outer face adapted to fit the thread on the ring R,the lower edge of this ring prefably abutting against or resting on theshoulder o" when the parts are assembled. Above this ring R the portionO is provided with an annular flange fitting over the upper edge of thering R and making a close -Contact therewith, which flange is preferablyof the shape shown in Fig. 1, although it maybe entirely omitted, ifdesired. The upper end of the portion G is provided with a cap orhead-piece c', having a small central aperture, and the side of thecasing at a suitable of whose body is conical in shape and adapted tofit. snugly within the upper half C of the casing, and continuedupwardly from theend of this conical por-tion is the shaft A,

which passes through th e aperture in the head l o and carries thehandle B at its outer end for operating the barrel, as will be clearlyunderstood. 'I he tubular passage P through this barrel is closed at theupper end of the latter and near that point opens at X through the sideof the barrel at a point adapted to register with the spout S when thebarrel is turned to the proper position, and it will be seen that acontinuous passage will thus be formed from the receptacle orsupply-pipe through the shank E', through the opening X, and out thespout S. The lower portion of this barrel is cylindrical, as shown at Eand between said cylindrical portion and the conical portion E ashoulder cis formed'.

Upon the cylindrical portion E of the barrel slides the ring portion Dthereof. This ring is of such an interior tubular diameter as to closelyfit the exterior of sind shank, and its outer face is flaredupwa'rdly,so as to give it a conical form, whereby it will closely fitwithin theflaring portion c of the casing, as shown in Fig. l. The ring D whenplaced upon the shank is normally pressed away from the upper portion Eof the barrel by a coiled expansive spring H, surrounding the shank E',with its ends pressing against the shoulder e and against the upper flatend of the ring.

The several members of my improved faucet are assembled as follows: Thering Dis first placed within the flaring portionldfland its upper flatend will be about on 'alevel with the shoulder r of the lower half C ofthe casing. The upper portion of the barrel is then seated in the upperportion of the casing, from which it can be removed at any time byunscrewing the handle B from the shaft A or in any other mannerdisconnecting it therefrom, as will be clearly understood. Vhen theupper portion E is so seated, an opening O will be left above its upperend and below the end piece c. The two parts of the casing arethenbrought together and the threads of their respective rings R R are en-IOO log I gaged with each other untilthe lower edge of the upper ring isdrawn firmly against and seated upon the shoulder i", when the spring Hwill be to a considerable extent compressed. The barrel can now beoscillated by means of the handle B to open and close the faucet, as isobvious, and in such oscillation the shank E willvturn in the ring D,o1' else the ring will turn in the flared portion c, or both, accordingas the roughness or smoothness of the respective sliding faces may causegreater or n of the portion E strikes the top c of the casing. If thefaucet is not by that time worn out, the barrel can be removed and theupper end of the portion E filed off; butI find that this is hardly evernecessary. The ring D is comparatively short, being only about half thelength of the upper portion E, and the expansive pressure of the coiledspring H, added to the weight of the parts, will tend more to force thering D downward than it will to force the other part of the barrelupward, the weight of the entire barrel and the continual turning of thebarrel, either within the ring D -or with the ring D within the flaredportion c, all serve in exerting a combined force from their verynatures to press this ring D downward. IVhen the. ring D becomes worn,if that wear is upon its outer face it slips downwardly within -theflared portion of the casing and exerts the same downward pressurethereon as it did before. If the ring D becomes destroyed by long use,it can of course easily be replaced by a new ring. The liquid enteringfrom the source oi' supply passes through the casing C and into the boreP of -the barrel to its upper end. If the barrel be turned so that theopening X registers with the spout S, the liquid will flow out of thespout; otherwise the inner face of the upper portion of the casing willcover the opening X and the liquid will find no exit. lVhat liquid thereis that finds its way around the lower end of the tubular shank E' andseeks an exit through the coupled point of the two portions of thecasing will be checked by the ring D, which is pressed normally by thespring H into its wedgeshaped seat, as above described, and what liquidseeks exit through improper channels around the opening X will beprevented from such escape by the upper portion E of the barrel beingpressed closely to its seat within the upper portion of the casing. Myimproved faucet, if properly made, will therefore not leak at any point,and I may dispense with any soft washer or packing' at the point ofconnection between the upper and lower portions of the casingl or aroundthe shank A at the end of the faucet, which features are soobjectionable in the construction of faucets.

It is thought that the advantages of my faucet will be obvious, and afurther recitation of them is therefore omitted.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. In a faucet, thecombination, with the casing having upper and lower portions adapted tobe connected at their meeting ends and tapering outwardly therefrom, ofthe removable barrel comprising two conical portions adapted to fit,respectively, within the two portions of the casing and having acentralbore with a branch adapted to register with the lateral spout in theupper portion of the casing, and a spring for keeping said conicalportions of the barrel normally distended, substantially as described.

2. In a faucet, the combination, with the casing having upper and lowerportions adapt-ed to be connected at their meeting ends and taperingoutwardly therefrom, of the barrel, the same comprising the conicalportion E and the integral tubular shank E', both having thelongitudinal bore P, opening at X at a point opposite the spout S, thering D, slidin g upon said shank and tapering downwardly, so as to fitthe lower portion of the casing, and the spring H, surrounding saidshank and exerting an expansive force between the upper end of the ringand the lower end of the head E, substantially as described.

3. In a faucet, the combination, with the casing comprising the lon gtapered upper portion C and the cylin drical lower portion C, providedwith a short flaring upper end c, said portions being connected byscrew-threaded rings and the upper portion carrying a spout S, of thebarrel, the saine comprising the conical head E, of such a size as toleave an opening O between its upper end and the upper end of thefaucet, a tubular shank E', integral with and extending downwardly fromthe lower end of said head, a shoulder c being formed around said lowerend, a shaft A and handle B, connected at the upper endV of said headfor operating the barrel, a ring D, comparatively shorter in length thanthe headE and having a central bore litting the exterior of the shankE', the outer face of said ring being tapered, so as to fit said iaringportion c, and the spring I-I, coiled around said shank and exerting adistending force upon the shoulder@ and the upper end of the ring, asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as IOO IIO

my own I have hereto affixed my signature

